UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  December 12, 2017

Ring Energy, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(432) 682-7464

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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On December 12, 2017, Ring Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which the Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters:

As of the record date of November 17, 2017, the Company had 54,159,916 shares of common stock outstanding. A total of 46,583,163 shares (86%) were present at the Annual Meeting by proxy or in person.

All proposals were approved by the Company’s stockholders. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 2017 (the “Proxy Statement”). The following tables provide the results of each voting proposal:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

The Company’s stockholders voted to re-elect Kelly Hoffman, David A. Fowler, Lloyd T. Rochford, Stanley M. McCabe, Anthony B. Petrelli, and Clayton E. Woodrum as directors of the Company. The votes for each were as follows:

Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation

The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the overall compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement. The results of the vote on the proposal were as follows:

Proposal 3 – Ratification of the Appointment of Eide Bailly LLP as the Company’s Auditors for 2017

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Eide Bailly LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017. The results of the vote on the proposal were as follows:

As described in Item 5.07 of this Report, on December 12, 2017, the Company held its Annual Meeting at which our stockholders elected the directors listed above. At a Board of Directors’ meeting immediately following the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors made the following committee assignments: Directors Woodrum, Petrelli, and McCabe shall serve on the Audit Committee, with Mr. Woodrum serving as Chairman. Directors Rochford and McCabe shall serve on the Compensation Committee, with Mr. Rochford serving as Chairman. Directors Rochford and McCabe shall serve on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, with Mr. Rochford serving as Chairman. Directors Rochford and McCabe shall serve on the Executive Committee.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.